The key facts

  • Changes were made to 33 departmental regulatory documents (registration on October 20, No. 3958 and No. 3959).
  • Electronic versions are available on my.gov.uz and in the Social Card (Ijtimoiy karta) app.
  • Digital documents are accepted by banks, notaries, airports (domestic flights) and for a number of other services.

What has changed

The Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan registered departmental regulatory documents allowing electronic versions of documents to be presented instead of paper ones. According to the ministry, through documents registered on October 20, 2026 under numbers 3958 and No. 3959, changes and additions were made to 33 departmental regulatory acts. They give citizens the opportunity to submit documents in electronic form, and the relevant organizations — to accept them. The changes were announced by the ministry and its legal information channel.

Which documents are available and where

The electronic form can be used for a biometric passport, ID card, birth and marriage certificates, pension card, disability certificate, war veteran's ID card and student card. Digital versions are available via the my.gov.uz portal and the Social Card (Ijtimoiy karta) mobile app.

Where electronic documents are accepted

According to the changes, digital documents are accepted: at banks — when receiving banking services and verifying identity for certain financial transactions; at notaries — when performing notarial acts; at airports — when checking in for domestic flights within Uzbekistan. In addition, paper documents are not required when paying compensation to war participants, concluding contracts for telecommunications services, verifying the identity of a donor when donating blood and its components, concluding contracts with pawnshops, receiving paid services at medical and social institutions, registering citizens for military service, as well as when receiving a number of other services.

Context

According to Spot.uz, in December 2024 the government issued a resolution on introducing social cards for needy segments of the population; the document provided for equating electronic versions of passports and other documents in legal force with physical copies from July 1, 2025. Zamon.uz, citing the ministry, clarifies that in accordance with government resolution No. 897 of December 27, 2024, unified digital services have been introduced for identity documents and a number of other documents. Spot previously reported that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called for accelerating the transition to crossing the border with Tajikistan using ID cards.